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For the third time in four starts, Jason Day is raising a trophy.

The Aussie put a Sunday 62 on top of a Saturday 63 to claim The Barclays, the first event in the FedEx Cup playoffs. A birdie on the 18th hole capped off a six-shot victory.

It was Day's fourth title of the year and moved him to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings. He's earned $7.5 million so far this season.

"It's been a special summer for me, and it's not over," Day said. "To be able to play the way I did over the weekend is fantastic. Today was just phenomenal golf."

On Sunday, as he did at the RBC Canadian Open and the PGA Championship, Day was again firing on all cylinders. His driving average was an impressive 326 yards and he held a lofty 2.195 Strokes Gained – Putting margin (a stat used to measure his putting performance against the field – translated it means he putted really, really well).

His two best putts came on the 13th hole, where Day rolled in a 30-footer and then followed that up on the next hole by draining a 35-foot putt.

The win also pushed Day into the conversation of best player in the game at the moment – if any more was needed.

He may have been in the discussion earlier if it weren't for a spate of injuries that have hampered his career to date.  They range from his infamous vertigo which flared up at the U.S. Open, to a bad thumb. Now a clean bill of health and a lot of work on both his physical and mental games has led to what many predicted would come eventually.

It's also started the belief – perhaps somewhat premature -- that there is a new big three, like Nicklaus, Palmer and Player before them.

Along with Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, Day has become a player who seemingly has no weaknesses. Day isn't just winning; he's winning by wide margins and without any mistakes. Now he wants what both McIlroy and Spieth have had this year – top spot on the Official World Golf Ranking.

"It always is a goal of mine," Day said of No. 1. "I can only control what I can control. I can't control them. Seeing Jordan and Rory are going to play next week, they'll most likely play well. That means I'll have to play well, as well, just to keep this momentum going."

Despite winning four times this year, Day is still a ways behind the other two as far as points are concerned, but if he keeps playing like this, it won't take him long to catch up.

But points aside, Day is playing the best of the three right now. But who knows what will happen next week. And the week after that. That's the era it appears we're entering.